Skip To Main Content

Evangel University of the Assemblies of God

WBB Preview 11-19

Women's Basketball Issac Granado

Valor WBB Concludes Road Trip, Takes on Avila on Wednesday Night

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Women's Basketball concludes their road trip on Wednesday (Nov. 19) evening, taking on the Avila Eagles at 5:30 p.m. in Kansas City, Mo.

SERIES HISTORY

Evangel leads Avila 42-19 all-time, but took a loss on the road against the Eagles last season, 69-62.

OPENING STORYLINES

  • Evangel is coming off a road conference victory over (RV) Friends, 95-88, EU's first win over the Falcons in Wichita.

  • Cassidy Hambelton passed off 10 assists in the win on Saturday, the first time an EU basketball player has passed off double digit assists since the 2018-19 season (Sadie Chisum).

  • Evangel's high powered offense averages just under triple digits, currently at 99.5 points per contest.

  • Carson Dillard leads Evangel in points per game, currently averaging 18.3, while Ali Kamies is just behind, averaging 16.3. Heaven Shockley and Hambelton round out double digit averages for EU, putting up 16.3 and 10 per contest, respectively.

  • Shockley's 20 point, nine rebound outing was paired also with eight assists  in the win over Friends.

  • Head Coach Madi Wallace began her collegiate career at Avila, playing from 2014-15 at the KCAC (formerly Heart of America) school.

LOOKING AHEAD

Evangel plays host to the Tabor College Bluejays, another top KCAC program, on Saturday (Nov. 22) afternoon at noon, looking to take a win in their first home conference game of the season.

For the latest information on Evangel Athletics, visit Facebook at Facebook.com/EvangelValor, Twitter (@EvangelValor), or EvangelAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on their favorite EU teams by downloading the Evangel Athletics Gameday App through the App Store or Google Play.  

#OneValor
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Carson Dillard

#11 Carson Dillard

G
5' 7"
Senior
Ali Kamies

#22 Ali Kamies

G
5' 6"
Senior
Cassidy Hambelton

#24 Cassidy Hambelton

G
5' 4"
Graduate Student
Heaven Shockley

#42 Heaven Shockley

C
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Carson Dillard

#11 Carson Dillard

5' 7"
Senior
G
Ali Kamies

#22 Ali Kamies

5' 6"
Senior
G
Cassidy Hambelton

#24 Cassidy Hambelton

5' 4"
Graduate Student
G
Heaven Shockley

#42 Heaven Shockley

6' 0"
Junior
C